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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-06-04

Nothing less than a mountain lion,
and l tell you he looked as big as an
elephant"
"Why didn't you shoot He must have
passed near you"
ooh, / was loaded with No. shot,
and their skins are not good anyhow at
this season of the year."
"Ah-h-h yes, see."
Well, we continued our shooting,
capturing three or four dusky grouse as
large as barn-yard chicken. This was
quite a feat, for they are scarce and even
more delicious than the others. They
are of dark blush slate color when the
feathers are in their places, but ruffle
them up and the feathers are soon white
underneath.
Taking everything together we had a
delightfulday's sport, and one of the party
had caught big mess of trout, so we
Toasted royalty. After one more day of
such sport we returned to Del Norte
pANC
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-06-04

was called upon to deliver his essay
before the assembled multitude on COM
mencement day, and to the horror of presi-
dent and faculty he announced as his sub
ject College Mummies.' In keen, sarcastic
manner, for which he has since become fore
most in the United States he paid his re-
spects to his tutors, and persisted in finishing
his remarks, although repeatedly told to stop.
'Then he sat down and awaited develop
ments. After short pause diploma was
handed him, but to his amazement and
chagrin it was mere blank so far as any
testimonial of merit was concerned. But
Ingalls, again outwitted the faculty, for pre-
yious to delivering his speech he had visited
the college treasurer, paid his bill and OBJ
tanned a receipt which included certificate
of graduation as a Bachelor Of Arts. To this
he called the attention of the faculty, adding
that if they persisted in refusing him what
was his by rights he would at once institute
a suit against the college. A few days later
he was made happy by receiving properly
signed and authenticated document showing
him to be a graduate of Williams in good
standing. This took place in 1855, and
twenty-five years later he had a greater re-
venge when his alma mater not only chose
him to deliver the annual Grafton but at its
close conferred upon him without solicta-
ton the degree of Doctor of Laws."-St.
Paul Globe
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-06-04
INGALLS, DIPLOMA.
He Got 1t BY the Skin of His Teeth, and
Now williams DELIGHTS to Honor Him.

He Got 1t BY the Skin of His Teeth, and
Now Williams Delights to Honor Him.
"Vice President Ingalls, had a narrow es-
cape about getting diploma from his alma
mater" remarked St. Paul gentleman who
was former classmate at Williams College,
where he was one year ahead of the late
President Garfield, land the circumstances
which led to it may prove of interest. Near
Williams College, in the town of Pittsfield,
Mass, there was young lady's seminary
known as Mapleweod Institute, and one of
the practices of the good preceptress at the
head was to give her charges an airing among
the Berkshire hills in a large omnibus. BY
a combination of circumstances, one day
bus load of attractive femininity pulled
into the staid old college grounds,
and fate led them past West College, in one
ofthe rooms of which was located sophomore
John J. ingalls,. He had provided himself
with a large tin horn, and as the fair school
girls passed his quarters he gave them an
outburst of melody with his horn that stirred
the whole college. Nothing was said at the
time, but few days later, when the class of
which Mr.. ingalls, was member assembled
for the customary rhetorical exercises, Presi-
dent Mark Hopkins entered and took chair
on the rostrum. Tapping the thumb of his
left hand with his eyeglasses favorite
habit, by the way, when he wanted to scold
delinquent-he called attention to Student
ingalls, breach of decorum, and accused
him of not being averse to blowing his own
horn upon every occasion.
"Under this castigation from the venerable
president ingalls, remained silent, but he was
terribly enraged, and everybody in school
knew that he would only bide his time to get
even. And it came ON graduation day. Ac-
cording to usage he had prepared an essay
which he entitled Mummy Life at College,,
and this was submitted to one of the profess
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-06-04
CANADIAN COAST DEFENsEs.

Our Northern NeighbOrs Taking Steps to
Place Themselves on a War Footing.
The Senate to-day aroused from the leth-
argy SO common to that body, and discussed
the matter of coast defenses in case of war.
1t was brought up by Senator Mcdonald,
who urged that Russia and France might
become embroiled with England at any
hour, in which case Canada would be at
tackled. He thought from the information
in his possession that ample coast defenses
should be prepared. In the present strained
condition of affairs trouble might come with
the United States. The matter of defense
was one better done in time of peace than i'm
the turmoil of war He considered it the
duty of Canada to place the most exposed
conditions of the ocean and lake coast both
east and west, in strong defensive position.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-06-04

and confines most of his talking to what he
has to do behind the bar. He is stalwart,
big fellow, of the build and cut of German
laborer with massy head of light hair down
to his shoulders and big, soft, yellow beard.
His place is always patronized by long haired,
mad-eyed foreigners, who have imported the
echo of the cruelties and tyrannies of Europe
to this country in order to revenge them
selves here for what people are suffering over
there. On the tables are all the papers
secretly printed in the cellars and under
ground haunts of the reformers of Europe.
They bear such titles as The ReOolution The
Torch and Scord, The Social Earthquake,
Blood and Fire, Revenge, The Earth for
Nan, and The Cause Of the People, The An
archists who are able to read flock to this
saloon to see these papers, for they would
not buy them for themselves; that would be
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-06-04

A stranger was riding in Fall River county,
d. T., when he met small boy returning
from school in the forenoon. "What are you
going home for at this time of day?f he
asked. mo school to-day" why not :"
Teacher went way on business" "What
kind of business 2" "Oh, he's gone with the
Thompson?' mo" "Alec Fiddler Pr
"Never heard of him." "Well, they was
hoss-thieves and the boys lynched 'em on a
cottonwood tree at the Cheyenne crossing,
We know" "Ah, yes, see; and now your
teacher has gone with the rest of the COM
mittee to get the balance Of the gang"
the tree. The poplar feelin' in this country,
stranger, is ag'in chopin down trees what
have had the distinction of holdin' up citi-
zen by the neck "-Ddkota Bell
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-06-04

cat-and-nine-tails suspended over them
until they die. They do not say that they
came because they did not dare to stay in
Europe, like Prince Krapotkine and other
genuine Anarchists but they explain that
this American field is the ripest for their
work, and that here they will educate
the people and lead the revolution that is
to sweep the world.
The InternatiOnals have no passwords,
grips or secret signs. Each member is pro-
vided with a blood-red card, ON which is
printed number. That number is his name
and title in the organization. All that is
asked of any one who desires to be mem
Der is that he shall express desire to massa-
ere the decent population, divide the wealth
that escapes the flames, and form society
over again, with the Anarchist orators on
top to hold the offices and enrich themselves
No. am going too fast. That last about the
offices is not what they say it is merely what
they mean. For the present it is only nee
essary that the members should buy beer in
certain shops, worship and pay dues to GER
tain mouth-workers Tor '.jawsmiths, as Dr.
McGlynn calls them), and cheer and yell at
the end of every sentence in every speech.
III COSTS Only teu CcUlS u HlOLID W NC IL IutIll-
Der, but this is not exacted. Those who are
too poor or economical to pay anything do
not need to do so. If they are smart they
mount the platforms instead and talk and
collect the fees from the others, or they
write pamphlets and have them printed in
red ink and sell them for cent or five cents
each.
Although it is claimed that there are
1000 Anarchists in New York, their
meetings are almost the slenderest ever held
there. From fifty to one hundred and fifty
persons is the average attendance at an ordi-
nary general meeting of Anarchists and on
grand occasions, such as the celebration of
the murder of the good and pure Archbishop
of Paris, in the last Commune, or the well
come to John Most ON his return from Jail,
the highest number, about 500, is reached.
The meetings are usually held in the Bowery,
a place delightful to the soul of Anarchists,
because there are five times as many beer
saloons and idle foreigners, who neither work,
| speak English, nor understand our institu-
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-06-04
springs which here
r1ch forth n 1o,ro

gush forth a large f"'~f
stream. About midnight we all took e
plunge bath in the stream, and what
merry time we did have! All grown
men, but in reality the veriest pack of
boys ever let loose from school at recess
ducking, diving, splashing, swimming,
yelling with laughter. We made hilari-
GUS racket until, tired of play, we clam
bered out, and scudded back to the tent
and bed. So sound was our sleep that
hardly think one turned over until day
light, when by chance opening my
eyes, I saw the dim light of morning up
lifted from the mountain tops, and yelled
at my nearest chum: "Miles Miles get
up"
"What do you want ?" in a growl
"Get up and catch some fish for break
fast"
ooh, just lie still awhile and give the
fish time to get up, can't you"
And over he rolled for another nap.
However, Charley N. had heard me call,
and he jumped up and took his rod while
built the fire and started breakfast. In
short while he returned with nice
String" and while they were frying in
good style we reused the others by the
magic word BREAKFAST 1t was aston
ishing to see the result. Each man sprang
out of his blankets as if touched by a
charge of electricity and was ready for
breakfast before we could spread the
table ian old box).
We reached the hunting grounds at
dusk the next day and made beautiful
camp, erecting the tent on small bluff
bank overlooking the dashing and crys-
tai stream of the West Fork We could
sit In the tent door and catch trout with
out any effort beyond that of lifting
them out, literally landing them from
the water to the cooks hands. After a
quiet night, with nothing to disturb our
slumbers but the plaintive cries of few
wild cats and the sharp barking of some
| coyotes thrown in by way of chorus,
we arose, had breakfast and went for
grouse. We loaded light for them, using
for No. 10 bore gun 81 drs powder to
OF. shot, No. 6; for No. 10 bore a. drs.
| powder to II OF. shot.
1t was difficult to get fair shot in the
heavy willow cover. Without dog it
would have been almost impossible
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-06-04
QuIPS.
Hard times-Marble clocks.

Hard Gmes-Marble clocks.
Drilling is "bore'' to those members of
a militia company who join just for the fun
of the thing.
A contemporary is discussing the question
'How do BARRIERS learn their trader" A gooc
many never do.
ItisIngular that dogs wear pants in the
summer when it is warm, and discard them
in the winter when it is cold.
''There is very little change in mems
trousers this spring." says fashion oracle.
That is very true. The change has been lost
in betting on the wrong clubs.
A bell cast by Paul Revere now hangs in
the belfry Of a church at Plymouth, Mass.
It is old enough to be a chestnut bell.
General Lew Wallace says that when he is
travelling he writes ON the cars. Lew ought
to quit the habit, for hardly anything de-
faces a nice new car like scribbling all over it.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-06-04

"The summer is going to be very cool in
Russia" remarked Briggs.
"Why?" asked Quimby.
"On account of the Nihilists. All risings
are to be severely punished"
"What has that to do with the summer ?''
"Well, it will have its effect on the Their
mometer, for mercury will be afraid to rise,
too"
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Uncalled-for Interruption.

81 am going to buy light coat to match
these pantaloons," he remarked to his wife
the other day, land light pair Of gloves to
match the coat and light soft hat to match
-" "Your head, suppose" interlarded
the spouse gently, and the household knew
harmony no longer that day.-Ef,nira Gazette.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-06-04
IN LIGHTER VEIN.
PROUD OF HIS COLLEGE.

Miss Benton Gust introduced)- III hear you
are at college, Mr.. Fitzmaurice?
Mr.. Fitzmaurice-Yes, Miss Benton, am
in my sophomore year.
HAS your college q comprehensive curri-
culumT
''Yes, indeed, and thorough, too. There
isn't better football team in the State than
ours, and we can just leave them all behind
when it comes to rowing"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-06-04
GROUSE
FINE SPORT ON THE WEST FORK
OF THE RIO GRANDE.

A Difficult Pursuit of Game In q Dense
Willow Cover Rousting Mountain
Lion Out of His Lair-Pulling up Trout
Right to the Hands of the Cook.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-06-04
THE ANARCHISTS.
MEN WHO PROPOSE TO REFORM
SOCIETY BY FIRE AND BLOOD.
They, However, Devote Themselves for
the Present to Wind and Beer-Scenes
at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Their Leaders
Dogs with More Bark Than Bite.

TIL c Anarchists
in New York city
and suburbs are
supposed to num-
Der about 1000.
They hold frequent
meetings, one a
week for each
"group," and at
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-06-04
CASUAL OBSERVATIONS.

THE STRAIGHT OF IT.
'Man wants but little here below"
According to the song.
But that don't matter much, Just so
- He gets that little strong.
And since tits little he will get,
From grim and selfish fate;
He wants that little very wet,
And also very straight.
~
THE DIVINE sARAH's PREDIcAMENT.
OF all the attitudes she takes
Uncompromising facts disclose.
That Bernhard still continues thin
And never yet succeeded in
Assuming adipose.
#**
CRAB WISE.
Men do not trust to arguments,
Alone, to prove what they would teach
But must refer to precedent
To justify their briefest speech.
~
We speak of Blase So and So as being
wicked as the Devil" Why is il wrong ?
On account of the Synonym" (sin on him).
N. B.-Diagram and monkey-wrench, with
directions for working, furnished on applica-
ton.
~
II is stated that he who brings the most
of use into life lives the longest. If length
ofexistence depends upon this fact, it is al
together apropos to inquire how long has
Keely (of motor fame) been dead.
~
Mary Mapes Dodge asks "why is it that
Pegasus, as soon as he feels saddle on his
back, begins to gallop to the cemetery. Be-
cause entering on literary pursuit is often
grave affair.
~
It may be said of the multiplicity of bones
in the shad, preventing satisfactory mastica-
ton, that this is the fish's revenge for being
eaten, and that herein the shad roes to the
occasion
~
We learn that the cabbage imported from
Germany grows as heavy as cannon ball.
Due doubtless to morbid apprehension of
being naturalized into American crout.
~
In the oil regions they get up a. boom in
real estate with comparative ease. They ac-
complish this every time they explode a
cartridge in an oil we'll.
~
''To the admirers of fast horses, life in
many cases is little more than span"
Merchant Traveller. Yes; and it "teams"
with interest.
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VIC COulu ucdT IL u Ill . ~ EVglUI5fSs
whirring through the FTt3r(
bushes, only occasionally catch 81
ing sight of one or more, and 1t ~
was certainly lively work to get 7 J
in shot. However, we banged
away, missing fully as often as we
hit, but enjoying the fun immensely.
We came near having an adventure
during the day that we did not bargain
for. Approaching very deep thicket
remarked to comrade that if he would
take the open on the side hill near the
edge, l would struggle through with Gay
and give him good shot. He agreed
and l plunged in. The thicket was so
dense and matted with sedgy grass that
it was with difficulty could force my
way, and it was impossible for me to see
anything ten feet off. had penetrated
to about the center when heard rush
and growl near me. Whatever it was
Gay was after it and it was going toward
my friend. l could see nothing, but
yelled to him and fought my way as
rapidly as possible after Gay, who was
evidently making good time running
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-06-04
She HAS sEyERAL BROTHERS.

She-They call that whistling buoy, /
believe.
He-Yes, that is its name.
She-Well, the word "whistling' is en-
tirely superfuous, for there never was boy
that wouldn't whistle.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-06-04

NO one COulu
say just when
a n emergency
might arise.
Hon. Senator
Dickey said
that he did not
think the gov
e r n m e II t
should be ask
ed to say what
tn ely intended
to do. True,
they had a rest
less and vigil
liant foe, who
W ere anxious
to get all in
formation pos
sible regarding
these matters
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-06-04

Boy-Teaeher, - you would makethat
girl quit winki WI" is pe. Teacher-Why
don't you look az re else? Because If
do she'll win sImewhe other boy.-Tsxas
Siftings. at sonS
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-06-04
EDWIN BOOTH.
The Distinguished Tragedian's Imitation
OF Himself.

The Distinguished Tragedian's Imitation
Of Himself.
The following story of Edwin Booths a.
legged failure in initiating himself is interest
ing. Some time during 1852 the brother of
the ''only Hamlet was playing in Wash
ington, and at the close of his engagement
was rendered a benefit. This was naturally
a matinee, for, whatever may have been the
general opinion of the acting of John Wilkes
Booth, there was very little dissent, especi-
ally among the gentler sex, from the fact that
he was the handsomest man of the day. Ed
win Booth, being in the city at the time,
naturally attended, and went behind the
scenes to congratulate his brother on his
bumper of an audience. As Edwin stood
conversing in the wings a then popular char
acter actor, who had been giving limitations
of noted actors as his share of the pro-
gramme, came off the stage and began pre-
pairing to respond to tremendous encore.
what next ?" asked Booth.
~ am going to give them you in the so
liloquy,'h said the specialist, nervously.
"But with the original looking on 1 know
shall make mess of it."
81 say, Ned" said John Wilkes, ~ have
an idea. Go on and initiate yourself"
The proposition struck the tragedian as a
comical one. Hastily putting on the mimic's
wig and buttOning up his coat he went on
and delivered the celebrated speech of the
melancholy Dane. The next morning the
National Mtslligeneer, the great paper them
said that the limitations ruined the perform
ance, each being worse than the Others
while that of Edwin Booth was simply vile
enough to cause that famous actor to shud-
der in his shoes could he but have seen it,
Chicago Current.
Shooting Over Miles of Rapids.
By canoe, the boat being handled by an
Indian, two men arrived the other day in
Bangor, Me-, from point forty-five miles
up the river, and q local paper has this to
say of the trip: ut was a rapid passage, the
current being SO strong that the shore had
the same appearance as If seen from a rail-
way train. On the many rapids between
Lincoln and OIdtown, distance of thirty
three miles, they were obliged 10 make but
one carry The water was so high that they
passed directly over dams, where the pres
ence of the latter was shown only by a
slight slope in the water. Over the great
rapids they made similar passage, the rocks
being far beneath the surface.
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tions on the Bowery as on any other street
on this hemisphere. On the walls are pla
cards, mostly lettered in strange foreign
characters. One, in English, reads like this
............- ..............
: The Enemies of Society are: :
THE CHURCH,
: THE LANDLORDS, THE MARRIAGE LAWS, :
p: THE RICH, :
The CAPITALIsTIC PRESS,
UsURY, CALLED INTEREST"
KINGS, KAIsERs, PRESIDENTS.
: Down WITH ALL!
UP WITH THE PEoPLE!!
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These birds at that time come down
from their lofty abodes in the noun
tains to the gulches, where they have
a supply of clear running water and
plenty of feed in the way of willow
leaves, sarvis AMI other berries. They
are then very fat and tender, and there
are few, if any, birds more tempting to
the appetite-their round, plump bodies
and delicate white meat affording de-
licious dish for an epicure-and all hunt
ers are epicures. Hearing that they were
unusually plentiful up the West Fork of
the Rio Grande Ia stream that empties
into the main river about fifty miles
above Del Norte), l succeeded in getting
up party to go after them. We took
with us our rods as well as guns, for the
fishing was bound to be good. An i'm
portant member of our party was Gay,
the cleverest little black-and-tan terrier
in the world, fearless as a bulldog and
ready to tackle anything, from mouse
to bear. We took him to stir up the
grouse from the thick and closely matted
willow underbrush in which they hide.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-06-04

Department clerks at Washington, it is
said, have not gone into ecstacies over. the
recent changes in the civil service rules.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-06-04

U r l N G
the early
T a IL or
late part
o f t h e
su m mer
grou S e.
shooting
is great
sport in
Colorado.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-06-04

All Things Come to Him Who Waits.
Charley-My lunch to-day only cost me
seventy-five cents.
His Wife-That was cheap, dear; what did
you have?
Charley-Bread and milk.
His Wife-Isn't seventy-five cents good
deal for bread and milk?
Charley-Oh, no. Twenty-Five cents for
the bread and milk and fifty cents for the
waiter.-Life.
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and he thought the matter should be
considered as very delicate, private
communication. For himself he. knew
the people of the Atlantic coast were
about to erect Notifications and place their
guns in position, and, more than that, the
people of that district intended to stand by
those guns.
1t may be stated as matter of fact that
the government have decided to expend
100000 more than last year in the way of
coast defenses, and will as well arrange at an
early day for a large supply of the rifle and
three-pound Nordenfelt guns, which will be
placed in position along the Atlantic and
coast. Only a few days since the English
government forwarded three heavy cannons
to British Columbia to be stationed at Port
Moody, and several others are to be placed
at different points along the Pacific coast
Ottawa (Oat.) Special.
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soon the sport
began. He would
rush them out and
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-06-04

" 6Oo ohS
birds up.
G how
ever, W a S
active a n d
indef a tig-
able. a n ii